Gordon Prentice

Gordon Prentice (28 January 1951-) was the Labour MP for Pendle from 9 April 1992 to 12 April 2010 (succeeding John Lee and preceding Andrew Stephenson).

Biography
Gordon Prentice was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1951, and he was President of the Glasgow University Union during his studies. A member of the left wing of the Labour Party and a republican, he was elected MP for Pendle in 1992, and he chose not to nominate Gordon Brown for the 2007 leadership election, instead nominating John McDonnell. He retired in 2010.